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People blame me because these water mains break, but I ask you, if the water mains didn't break, would it be my responsibility to fix them then? WOULD IT!?!

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Marion Barry
Age: 78 †
Born: 1936
Born: March 6
Died: 2014
Died: November 23
American Politician
Human Rights Activist
Politician
Itta Bena
Mississippi
Marion Shepilov Barry
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I am clearly more popular than Reagan. I am in my third term. Where's Reagan? Gone after two! Defeated by George Bush and Michael Dukakis no less.
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My personal view is very simple: What happens in your bedroom, it's up to you. If you want to use gay marriage as an affectionate kind of thing you're doing, do it.
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People have criticized me because my security detail is larger than the president's. But you must ask yourself: are there more people who want to kill me than who want to kill the president? I can assure you there are.
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We got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up business and dirty shops. They ought to go.
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The brave men who died in Vietnam, more than 100% of which were black, were the ultimate sacrifice.
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Our neighbors in Virginia are just as responsible for these killings as the criminals are because they won't pass strong gun [control] legislation.
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There are two kinds of truth. There are real truths, and there are made up truths.
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I read a funny story about how the Republicans freed the slaves. The Republicans are the ones who created slavery by law in the 1600's. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and he was not a Republican.
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I have to admit I didn't do as much as I should have back when I was mayor, but now we're getting it done. It's not where you've been but where you're going.
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The contagious people of Washington have stood firm against diversity during this long period of increment weather.
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